17 January 2015, 11am, National Waterfront Museum. Admission free.
Professor Chris Williams (Cardiff University)
Cartooning the First World War
HA talk 17 January, Cartooning the First World War …
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The Early Years of the DVLA, 31 January, National Waterfront Museum …
Big Data Comes to Wales: the early Years of the DVLA 1965 – 1975
Saturday 31st January 2015, 2pm – 4pm. Admission free.
The National Waterfront Museum, Maritime Quarter, Swansea SA1 3RD
In the mid 1960s the Government decided to centralise Driver and Vehicle licensing, a function at that time undertaken by Local Authorities across the UK. A subsequent decision to computerise the records and licensing processes resulted in the creation of the DVLA, a groundbreaking major public service data processing operation. This event will explore the challenges and achievements of the early years of the organisation, and welcomes contributions from the floor in an open discussion.
The Institute of Welsh Affairs is hosting this event in partnership with Swansea University. The Department of Computer Science and the Information Services and Systems Department of the University have a History of Computing Collection, charting the history of computing and data processing, especially in Wales.
Agenda
2:00pm Welcome,
Delith Thorpe, Secretary, IWA Swansea Bay Branch
2:10pm CLP/DVLC/DVLA – A History,
Professor John Tucker, Computer Science, Swansea University
2:45pm Centralisation and Computerisation – In the beginning,
Mike Robinson, former Director of IT Services
3:00pm Open discussion,
Chaired by Prof. John Tucker
4:00pm Close,
Delith Thorpe
Swansea Canal Society visit White Rock …
Swansea Canal Society paid a very welcome visit to White Rock on 19 December. We showed them round the site, especially the Smith Canal of course. When all of them disappeared inside the tunnel they must have set a record for the maximum number of people inside in the last hundred years!
We look forward to welcoming SCS and others on Sunday 11 January for the Clean and Clear.
See SCS’s report and photos at www.swanseacanalsociety.com/2014/12/20/white-rock-heritage-park
Penllergare Valley Woods 2014 and onward …
Dear all,
2014 has been a challenging, exciting and rewarding year for us as a voluntary organisation in our ambition to restore Penllergare Valley Woods for everyone to enjoy. We are already getting the feeling that this is more of a community ‘movement’ than just another project – ‘people power’ in action for a cause worth fighting for!
Wishing you all a Happy New Year! And above all, thank you for your support in 2014 and we look forward to sharing the restoration journey with you in 2015.
Best Wishes,
Faye (on behalf of everyone at Penllergare Valley Woods)
Faye Maher
Penllergare Valley Woods
01792 344224
www.penllergare.org (new website coming in January 2015)
Vivian Slate Quarry, Llanberis, North Wales – Royal Commission Animation …
An animation with sub-titles, reconstructing the history and work of Vivian slate quarry which formed part of the extensive Dinorwic group of quarries. It opened in 1869 during the boom years of the slate industry when Wales dominated the world markets.
Royal Commission YouTube Channel: http://www.youtube.com/user/RCAHMWales
11 January Clean and Clear news …
Fingers crossed for good weather on Sunday. It looks like we have a window between Atlantic fronts with a nice yellow blob on the weather forecast.
We recce’d for the Clean and Clear yesterday and found some features that are normally hidden. We think one may be part of the mounting for a steam crane on the river bank, and there is a whole new area in or near the Great Workhouse where it looks like an unknown structure is buried in foliage and earth. At the northern-most end of the Smith Canal there is something to be uncovered, but we are not yet sure what it is. Exciting stuff! Then we had a nice walk up Kilvey Hill.
On Sunday we will concentrate on a stretch of wall above the river bank, the north section of the canal, and litter picking around the site. The path to the south end of the Smith Canal and ferry landing should be much more visible after Saturday’s work party.
Come along on Sunday any time between 10.30 and 2.30. Litter picking implements and clearance tools will be provided, along with expert guidance and help from Keep Wales Tidy. Wear good footwear and gloves, and bring a picnic if you fancy a lunchtime break on the river bank.
Teresa Hiller on Changing Attitudes to Disability, Treboeth, 8 January …
Teresa Hillier is to give a talk to Treboeth History Society about the pioneering Longfields Centre, a former Swansea care centre for people with learning and physical disabilities. The Longfields Centre operated in West Cross for almost 60 years before closing in 2011.
Treboeth History Society, St Alban’s Church Hall, Treboeth, 2pm on Thursday 8 January. All welcome.
Blackpill Local History Society 2015 …
Blackpill Local History Society Programme January to December 2015
All meetings 10am for 10.30 start at the Vivian Hall
New members and Friends always welcome
Tuesday 20th January
Bernard Lewis, The First World War
Tuesday 17th February
Gwyn Evans, Memories of Old Clydach
Tuesday 17th March
Jeff Childs, Parishes and Parish Churches of the Lordship of Gower.
Tuesday 21st April
Rosemary and John Blythe, Mechanical Music
Tuesday 19th May
Debra John, World War One
Tuesday 16th June
Jen Wilson, Those Saturday Nights – The Tower Ballroom
Tuesday 21st July
Clive Reed, The Swansea Canal Part 4
August
Trip TBA, Exhibition TBA
Tuesday 15th September
Rowena Hart BSc MA MIfA, The Archaeology of Gower.
Tuesday 20th October
AGM followed by: Gwylym Games, Swansea Ghosts
Tuesday 17th November
Rob Hulme, Railways of Gower
Tuesday 15th December
Christmas Social details announced later
White Rock Clean and Clear, Sunday 11 January …
The first White Rock Clean and Clear day will be on Sunday 11 January, 10.30 to 2.30. The format will be similar to the Hafod Morfa clean up on 6 December.
There is a lot of litter to collect, shopping trolleys to corral, and foliage to cut back. The foliage plan was developed with the Council’s Parks Department and Tidy Town team, Cadw, Welsh Wildlife Trust, and Keep Wales Tidy. Cadw have given guidance on working around structures, and WWT have prepared a detailed report to enable us to preserve the essential ecology of White Rock. Keep Wales Tidy will supervise the day, provide insurance cover, tools and blue bags, and arrange collection for our mountain of rubbish.
The previous day, Saturday 10 January, Tidy Town will clear a section of river bank between the dock and the south entrance to the Smith Canal. This work will be carried out by young volunteers under the direction of council supervisors. White Rock volunteers will be present to ensure Cadw and WWT guidance is followed.
HA Talk 20 December, ‘Orientalist’ Jones Heads West …
Professor Michael Franklin (Swansea University)
‘Orientalist’ Jones Heads West; or, Gwilym ap Shôn beside the Toaw and the Tivy
20 December 2014, 11am, National Waterfront Museum.
Admission free.